Civil War
Charles Stacey
Private · U.S. Army
Company D, 55th Ohio Infantry
2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Public domain. US Government Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily took an advanced position on the skirmish line for the purpose of ascertaining the location of Confederate sharpshooters, and under heavy fire held the position thus taken until the company of which he was a member went back to the main line.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
